This document provides statistics about Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in the United Kingdom and compares them to BICs across the European BIC Network in 2010. Some key findings: - 11 BICs were operating in the UK, representing 72.3% of potential participants in the survey. - In the UK, 37.5% of BICs were hosted in existing organizations, while 62.5% were new entities. Across the network, the percentages were 36.7% and 63.3% respectively. - The majority (66.7%) of UK BICs had a legal identity as a public body under special law, compared to 34% across the network.

1. Country Observatory 2011
(Data 2010)
United Kingdom
European BIC Network

2. Introduction
The following graphs and tables reports the key facts and figures in 2010 of the UK community of Business Innovation
Centers,
Centers benchmarking them with those of the whole EBN network
network.
The survey has been undertaken thanks to the yearly implementation of EBN’s Quality system which is primarily aimed at
ensuring the compliance of the BICs, EBN Full Members, to the BIC Quality Mark Criteria.
The Statistical characteristics of the survey
 Total number of potential participants 148
 Total number of potential participants in UK 11
 Percentage of BICs participating in the survey 86,5%
 Percentage of UK BICs participating in the survey 72,3%
 Method: on-line self-evaluation questionnaire plus subsequent validation by EBN Quality Team
 Source: EBN Quality System http://quality.ebn.be
Responsible for the publication: Mr. Philippe Vanrie, EBN CEO
Address: Avenue de Tervueren 168, B – 1150, Brussels
Tel: +32-2-7728900
Fax: +32-2-7729574
+32 2 7729574
E-mail: ebn@ebn.eu
Website: http://www.ebn.eu; http://quality.ebn.be
Date of publication: 31 May 2011
This report has been prepared by the EBN Quality team, led by Mr. Giordano Dichter and assisted by Ms. Chiara Davalli and Mr. Pierluigi Antonelli

3. UK Bics
Birmingham Science Park Aston Nottingham Development Enterprise
Mr. David J. HARDMAN Mr Neil HORSLEY
Web site : www.bsp-a.com Web site : www.nde.org.uk
Coventry University Enterprises
St John’s Innovation centre
Ltd
Mr David Moir
Mr Derek GRIFFITHS
Web site : www.stjohns.co.uk
Web site : www.coventry.ac.uk
Innovation Centre Noribic Staffordshire and Black Country
Mr. Barney TOAL BIC
Web site : www.noribic.com Mr. Geoff RILEY
Web site : www.thebic.co.uk
NE Group
Ms Linda SHEPHERD Tapton Park Innovation Centre
TEL : 44-1623/82.79.00 Mr. Richard HARVEY
Web site : Web site : www.tapton.co.uk
www.nottsent.co.uk
University of East London – Knowledge Dock
North East of England
Mr Martin LONGSTAFF
B.I.C.
Web site : www.knowledgedock.com
Mr. Paul McELDON
Web site : www.ne-ic.co.uk
University of Warwick Science Park Ltd
y
Nottingham Development
Mrs David Grindrod
Enterprise
Web site : www.uwsp.co.uk
Mr Neil HORSLEY
Web site : www.nde.org.uk

4. Nature and Legal Status of BICs
UK 62,50% 37,50%
BIC as new entity
BIC hosted in existing
organization
Network 63,28% 36,72%
BICs in hosting
BICs as new entities
organizations
Legal Identity
UK (%) Network (%) UK (%) Network (%)
Equity based (with shareholders) 20 36,84 0 21,28
Foundation 0 7,89 0 2,13
Association 20 29,82 0 23,40
Cooperative 0 2,63 0 4,26
Public body under special law 0 9,65 66,67 34,04
Other
Oh 60 13,16
13 16 33,33
33 33 14,89
14 89
100 100 100 100

5. BICs’ Ownership
Ownership: Public / Private Breakdown
UK Network
Public Private Public Private
Total Number of Shareholders 31 12 659 1119
Weight over the network 73,63% 26,37% 67,50% 32,50%
Voting rights (%) Voting rights (%)
Public shareholders UK Network Private h
P i t shareholders
h ld UK Network
N t k
National/federal government 0,00 3,20
Private financed R&D structures 0,00 1,42
State (s) in federal organized states 0,00 1,22
Chambers of Commerce 6,25 1,65
Regional G
R i l Government
t 0,00
0 00 18,85
18 85
Employers associations 0,00 1,72
Local Government 26,75 14,15
Trade Unions 0,00 0,53
Municipalities 1,35 7,66
Economic development not for profit
1,38 2,62
Specific governmental agencies 1,25
1 25 3,35
3 35 entities
100% publicly financed R&D Enterprises 6,25 11,27
38,13 5,32
structures
Private owned capital funds 0,00 4,10
Public owned companies 2,50 2,40
Banks 0,00 4,11
Chambers of commerce (if public)
Ch b f bli ) 0,00
0 00 4,48
4 48
Public owned capital funds 0,00 1,07 Private people 12,50 4,24
Others 3,75 2,27 Others 0,00 0,84

6. BICs & territory
Acknowledgement by the public sector Main catchment areas
100% publicly financed R&D 63% UK (%) Network (%)
structures 30%
100%
Specific governmental agencies City 25 4,69
47%
88%
Municipalities
76% Region / province 75 84,38
100%
Local Government
91%
State (federal organised
0 3,91
Regional Government
75% countries)
77%
0%
State (s) in federal organized states
79% Nation
N ti 0 3,91
3 91
38%
National/federal government
35%
Other 0 3,13
0%
Other
33%
Total 100 100
UK Network

7. Alliances & Cooperation
Strategic Alliances Cooperation
Private
consultants/public
0%
Large Companies BSO in business
34% development
Cooperation with
C ti ith Cooperation with
C ti ith
Universities/other R&D 67% the EEN Network business schools
Institutions
88%
Chambers of Commerce and 50%
Database of
RDA/LDAs Involvment in
61% research and
clusters
technology centers
13% Private
No cooperation agreements consultants/public
8% BSO in intellectual
property
UK Network
Network UK

8. BICs’ Team
UK Network
Total N. of BICs’ Staff
223 1865
Breakdown by role External experts (day/year)
UK (%) Network (%)
k
63%
Management 6,98 9,18
50%
Administration 25,02 14,61
16%
16%
17%
16%
7%
6%
9%
0%
Entrepreneurs guidance 18,46 27,41
< 50 50 - 99 100 - 199 200 - 299 > 300
Project management 12,76
12 76 14,04
14 04
Incubator management 22,92 11,72
38%
Communication & events 9,53
9 53 8,27
8 27 Size of BICs
25%
Network
23%
23%
21%
Training 2,98 4,53
20%
UK
4%
13%
13%
13%
Other 1,34
1 34 10,23
10 23
14
Total 100 100
3-6 7-9 10 - 14 15 - 25 > 25

9. Key qualifications & Services
Areas of expertise
p Additional services
25%
75% Financial engineering
Promotion of SMEs or regions 68%
41%
%
Advanced use of ITC for SMEs 63% Specialized technology 75%
development 49% support for enterprise creation 73%
13% 38%
Human resources development Specific training k
S ifi i i know-how
h
35% 73%
Policy making advice / Project design 38%
Structural cooperation with 38%
and management 45%
other EC Networks 62%
88%
Access to funding
79% International B2B or 75%
investment experience 62%
38%
Legal advice to enterprise creation
57%
Set up
Set-up / implementation 50%
(inter)national projects 75%
International cooperation / SME 75%
internationalization 68%
25%
No services offered
R&D / University spin-off / High-tech 88% 95%
SME creation & support
ti t 84%
50%
Other
9% 77%
Other
24% UK Network

10. Key Sectors
30,00%
25,00%
20,00%
20 00%
15,00%
10,00%
5,00%
0,00%
Sector's weight Network Sector's weight UK

11. Financial Assessment
BICs’ Income (%)
( ) BICs’ Expenditures ( )
p (%)
Private sponsorship 0,99% 2,99%
1,8% Financial costs (from loans
etc.) 1,26%
Other private income 8,17%
5,9%
16,57%
Cost of incubator building(s)
Income from client- 6,61% 11,89%
SMEs/Entrepreneurs 6,3%
Income from housing + incubator 38,20%
38 20% Overheads (furniture travel
(furniture, travel, 22,31%
22 31%
services 22,2% energy, IT facilities etc.) 17,06%
Other public income 9,07%
4,8% 0,00%
Subsidies to entrepreneurs
Income from EU Programmes
I f P 1,18%
1 18%
6,84%
68 %
(Framework Programme,… 5,7%
Public Income through National & Consultants and external 3,82%
6,67%
Regional programmes 14,0% experts 12,84%
Other public subsidies 0,00%
4,9% 46,00%
Payroll
46,67%
EU structural Funds (e.g. ERDF, 6,64%
ESF) 7,5%
8,32%
8 32%
From national, regional, local 16,82% Other costs
9,19%
bodies 27,2%
UK Network UK Network

12. Innovation & IP
52,78%
,
nnovation
n
(% of entrepreneurial projects)
)
40,75% 41,69%
34,94%
Network
cus on In
17,56% UK
12,28%
o
Foc
Technological innovation Non Technological Innovation Other
495
roperty
Network
Intellectual Pr
227
UK
25
7
Patents request Patents granted

13. Services to new entrepreneurs & Incubation
Identification of ideal
target / entrepreneur
Training for
Template for risk analysis
entrepreneurs
Assessment of training Entrepreneurial skill
needs asessment tool
Network
UK
Provision of incubation Provision of business plan
space template
Help in finding financial Helping to define the
support business model
Availability of database of Helping to write the
financial tools business plan
Support financial planning
Physical Incubation activities UK Network
Average square meters available for incubation activities of owned incubators (square
8007,67
, 7549,41
meters)
t )
Average incubator space occupancy rate (%) 76,63% 78,11%
Average incubation time (years) 3,44 3,08

14. Services to existing SMEs
g
59%
53%
41%
39%
32%
22%
17% 17% 17%
14%
Designing and Innovation diagnostic Internationalization Commercialization Access to finance
implementing innovative
projects
Network UK

15. Training & Events
2010 UK Network
Number Average Median Number Average Median
Number of events
organised in 2010 to 330 41,25 17,5 3.925 30,66 15,5
promote entrepreneurship
Number of training events
in 2010 for either new
239 29.87 9,5 2003 50,85 14
entrepreneurs or existing
SMEs
Number of people that
attended events to promote 4007 500,875 329,5 168.284 1.314.72 548.50
entrepreneurship
N b f l th t
Number of people that
2924 365,5 91,5 36.120 774.20 195.5
attended training events
100%
pic
88%
Training by top
72% 75%
70% 65%63% 63%
53%
36% Network
23% UK
g
13%
(% of BICs)
Business Marketing Management Investment IP Rights Other
planning Readiness

16. Access to funding
Network UK
N. of companies assisted in fund raising 2.968 223
Estimated capital raised € 316.782.992,13 € 5.777.475,00
N. of companies assisted 2968 344
Estimated capital raised 2140425,6234507114,844
urces
UK 17% 38% 10% 35%
akdown by
ding sou
Network 35% 15% 26% 24%
Brea
fund
Seed capital Business Angels Venture capital Other

17. KPIs,
KPIs Key Performance Indicators
UK Network
Number Average Median Number Average Median
Number of tenants in incubators 591 73,88 79 3.937 31,71 23,50
Total employment by tenants 3449 413,13 272,5 24.505 181,44 95,50
Total numbers of contacts for enterprise creation 1845 230,625 254 69.307 318,95 88,50
Number of feasibility studies created during the year 659 82,375 66 12.461 97,89 36,00
Number of enterprise creation projects during the
487 60,875 59,5 7.125 51,73 18,00
year
Number of business plans produced during the year 492 61,5 31 6.989 73,50 19,50
Number of start-ups created during the year 337 42,125 20 6.358 43,50 14,00
Number of jobs created in SMEs (client companies
529 66,125 21,5 6.165 45,03 15,00
of BICs)
Number of jobs created in Start-ups in the year 418 52,25 26 12.668 85,01 33,50
Enterprise Survival Rate (within the incubation
N.A. 91,25% 93,50% N.A. 91,07% 95,00%
period)
Enterprise Survival Rate (3 years following
N.A. 83,75% 90,00% N.A. 89,04% 91,90%
graduation)
Existing SMEs supported during the year 1652 206,5 169,5 11.000 90,41 50

18. Value for Money
Network UK
Cost per job created with support of a BIC € 12.068,79 33.104,56 €
Public financial contribution per j
p job created € 8.338,79
, 17.553,24 €
,
Average number of start-ups per 100K€ of BIC income 2,80 1,07
Average number of jobs created per 100K€ of BIC income 8,29 3,02
Average number of business plans created per 100K€ of BIC income 3,08 1,57
Average number of companies assisted per 100K€ of BIC income 5,10
5 10 4,74
4 74
Average number of start-ups per FTE member of BIC staff 3,15 1,51
Average number of jobs created per FTE member of BIC staff 9,34 4,24
Average number of business plans created per FTE member of BIC staff 3,46 2,20
Average number of companies assisted per FTE member of BIC staff 5,74 6,65
* Full time equivalent

19. Contacts
EBN’s Quality Team:
 Giordano Dichter
Quality and Membership Manager
 +32 (0) 2 761 1083
 gdi@ebn.be
 Chiara Davalli
Quality and Membership Officer
 +32 (0) 2 761 1094
 cda@ebn.be
The UK BICs
 Mr. Geoff Riley
 + 44 1 785-22.65.98
 Geoff@thebic.co.uk